JUMBO CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 Bottomless pit (5) 4 Irregular, fitful (8) 9 Calm, unruffled (6) 14 Cereal crop (5) 15 Act inconsistently and irresponsibly (4,4,3,5) 17 Become void (5) 18 Fish egg mass (3) 19 Protection system (7) 20 Translucent gypsum (9) 21 Official proclamations (6) 24 Amount left over (9) 25 Hawk (6) 26 Destroys (6) 29 Hot-air traveller (10) 31 Dead heat (3) 32 Human-shaped sculpture (6) 33 Gramophone record (4) 35 Piercing tool (3) 37 Applaud (4) 39 Impudent, brazenfaced (9) 40 Comfortable seat (4,5) 41 Alleviated (5) 42 Room below ground level (8) 47 Difficulties (8) 51 Reserves (5) 55 Large spider (9) 56 Changing lizard (9) 58 Convinced (4) 59 Foxy (3) 60 Storage building (4) 61 Cavalcade (6) 62 Young child (3) 63 Let down (10) 66 Sea, space trip (6) 67 Frozen drip (6) 69 Failed to give proper care and attention to (9) 72 Illegal acts (6) 73 Weather instrument (9) 75 Burdensome (7) 77 Climbing plant (3) 80 Mistake (5) 81 Of no value whatsoever (3,5,1,3,4) 82 Scottish landowner (5) 83 Shone with heat (6) 84 Forsaken (8) 85 Boring tool (5) DOWN 2 Graceful dancer (9) 3 Fashion (5) 5 Plant containers (4) 6 Caused irritation, embitterment (7) 7 Long, careful consideration (12) 8 Traverse (5) 9 Make believe (7) 10 Wheel shaft (4) 11 Hinder (6) 12 Layers (5) 13 Iterates (7) 14 Quicksilver (7) 16 House (11) 22 Neatened (6) 23 Distended (7) 24 Recovery setback (7) 25 Asleep (anag)(6) 27 Weather conditions (7) 28 University treasurer (6) 30 Small sharp nail (4) 32 Sweeping cut (5) 34 Woes (5) 36 Wound crust (4) 38 Meadow (3) 42 Nips (5) 43 Black magic (7) 44 Friar (4) 45 Chewy confection (6) 46 Baggy (5) 48 State of having unlimited power (11) 49 Caught with rope (7) 50 Make imperfect (3) 51 Equilibrium (7) 52 Mowing implement (6) 53 Irascible, grouchy (12) 54 Honey drink (4) 57 Followed as a result (6) 64 Active during night (9) 65 Caught fire (7) 66 Within sight (7) 68 Fettered (7) 70 Larger (7) 71 Motor fuel (6) 72 Scoffer (5) 74 Depot (anag)(5) 76 Happen again (5) 78 Sketch (4) 79 Grotto (4)